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Other than actually landing the interview itself and living through it, waiting after the interview and wondering whether you will get a phone call or a rejection letter can be one of the most difficult aspects of searching for a job. What you do after the interview should actually start while you are still ‘working’ the interview.
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So, you finally had that job interview. You know the one. The interview you tried so hard to land. The interview for which you prepared so hard? The interview you know you nailed? It’s all over. You can sit back, relax, and wait for the phone to ring with a job offer. Right? Wrong!
Winning a job interview is the first part of the battle. Performing well in the interview is the second part of the battle. Now comes the third part of the battle: The follow-up contact.
But, “wait a minute,” you say, “won’t I look desperate if I follow up?” Well, yes, if your follow-up is a phone call saying, “oh please, oh please, oh please hire me. I will die if I don’t have this job!” That would be desperate. A simple thank-you note is showing interest and keeps your name alive.
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Conventional wisdom says you should always follow up with prospective employers after you’ve sent them a resume or met them for an interview. But many candidates find such tactics fruitless: Either they receive no response from their actual contact, or find no way to reach a live human being. We asked Dawn Fay, a New York regional vice president of recruiter Robert Half International, how best to proceed.
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In my former life as a recruiter (or “headhunter”) I received hundreds of resumes a week. The statement that each resume gets a 15 second read is not far from the truth. In fact, 15 seconds is a generous assumption.
In reality, a resume must capture the recruiter’s attention in the first five seconds. Candidates can greatly improve their chance of catching the recruiter’s attention by following these simple rules.
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